Barrie, how cool you saw it--and the one in 1966.
Must've been really bright to see it with the naked eye in daylight.
Well, make sure you're watching the (I believe southwest)sky tomorrow (Wed).
Doubt we'll see them blow that satellite out of the sky, but since it's on a lunar eclipse night, who knows?
This seems to be THE meteor/asteroid/etc. site:
http://www.spaceweather.com/
Maybe search their archives if they have data for 1966.
Cool stuff...as long as they are small and land in the ocean!
Barb
Here's text.
SPY-SAT UPDATE: Rumor has it that the US Navy may make its first attempt to hit USA 193 this Wednesday evening as the satellite passes over the Pacific Ocean. An air traffic advisory warns pilots to avoid a patch of ocean near Maui from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Hawaii time on Feb. 20th (0230 - 0500 UT, Feb. 21st). This would center the missile strike on the darkness of Wednesday's lunar eclipse and possibly render reentering debris visible from the west coast of North America. [comment]
Until the satellite is shot down, it remains visible to sky watchers who know when to look. Amateur astronomer Dan Bush photographed USA-193 last night as it passed over Albany, Missouri